Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Villa d'Adda: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Bergamo, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Villa d'Adda

The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Parscera 1, Villa d'Adda.

Villa d'Adda, Leonardo's ferry on the Bergamo bank

On the Adda, between Villa d'Adda and Imbersago, a cable ferry still crosses the river using only the current, and tradition links it to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. Villa d'Adda is the municipality on the Bergamo bank: the village sits on a terrace above the river, and its land drops through woods and steep banks down to the water, inside the Adda Nord regional park.

The river marks the boundary with the province of Lecco and shapes how you get about: heading for Merate and the Brianza means using the bridges to the north or south, while Bergamo is reached through the Isola Bergamasca. Many residents work at firms in the area. Homes are mostly detached houses and small blocks of flats, with a few old courtyard houses in the centre; the most sought after are those near the park's greenery.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,607 residents in 2023, down 2.7% on 2011. The average age is 46.5, against 45.2 for the province; over-65s make up 24.7% and foreign residents 5.3%. Declared incomes are close to the Bergamo average.

The seismic zone is 3, the same as all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.074 g. The river and the banks matter more here. Houses in the lower part towards the Adda should be assessed with the official flood maps, and those on the edge of the terrace with the landslide maps; the report checks both for the address.

Key points

  • Bergamo bank of the Adda, with the cable ferry to Imbersago.
  • Woods and steep banks of the Adda Nord park.
  • 4,607 residents, down 2.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.074 g.

Overview

Villa d'Adda is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,607 residents, ranked 83 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa d'Adda is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 243 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.074 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa d'Adda declared an average taxable income of 26,185 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villa d'Adda is in climate zone E, with 2,476 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 286 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa d'Adda has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Villa d'Adda.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 18.1% of the land in Villa d'Adda, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villa d'Adda is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Villa d'Adda; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villa d'Adda: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Villa d'Adda are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 26 inhabited census areas in Villa d'Adda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.1%
  • good 97.9%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 016238. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.